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Here is a list of interesting Chinese proverbs and Chinese expressions.
Chinese | Pinyin | Translation |
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天下无不散之筵席 | There is no endless banquet under the sun. | |
各花入各眼 | Different flowers look good to different people | |
以毒攻毒 | We fight poison with poison | |
花开堪折直需折 | You have to pick the flower when it is ready to be picked. | |
岁月不留人 | Age and time are waiting for no one. | |
虎父虎子 | The tiger father breeds a tiger son. | |
人算不如天算 | The projects of man are inferior to those of heaven. | |
好事多磨 | A happy event does not happen without many frictions | |
盗亦有道 | (Even) thieves have "their code of behavior" (Tao) | |
大丈夫能屈能伸 | A tall man can bend and stretch. | |
不入虎穴,焉得虎子 | If you do not enter the tiger cave, how are you going to get her cub? | |
又要马儿好,又要马儿不食草 | You want horse which looks good but you also want him not to eat grass. | |
无风不起浪 | There is no wave without wind. | |
入乡随俗 | Follow the local custom when you go abroad. | |
物以类聚 | Things of the same characteristics come together. | |
醉翁之意不在酒 | The drunkard's desire is not in the wine. | |
骄兵必败 | The arrogant army will certainly lose the battle. | |
一箭双雕 | Shoot two birds with one arrow. | |
一刻被蚊咬终日怕蚊叮 | Who gets bitten by a mosquito, worries mosquitoes all day long. | |
欲速则不达 | If you are in a hurry you will never succeed. | |
打铁趁热 | You have to beat the iron when it's still hot. | |
狡兔有三窟 | The cunning rabbit has three different entrances for his lair | |
老婆是别人的靚 | Your neighbor's wife looks nicer to yours. | |
女人心海底针 | The heart of a woman is like a needle at the bottom of the ocean. | |
以攻為守 | Use the attack as a defense tactic. | |
英雄所见略同 | The views of the heroes are roughly identical. | |
以身作则 | Be yourself a model. | |
婚姻是恋爱的坟墓 | Marriage is the tomb of romance. | |
将军难免阵上亡 | It is not uncommon for a general to die in battle. |